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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1948
Page
12
City Net Meet This Week at Cedar Rapids
The 1948 Cedar Rapids city tennis tournament opens this week with co managers Jack Fletcher and Randy VanDenover. Entries cost 50 cents per person per event and may be phoned in. First and second rounds must wrap by Sunday night. Events include men's and women's singles, and men’s and mixed doubles. Netolicky seeks to defend his 1947 men’s singles title and has two prior championships in singles and doubles with Nye. Nisser is the reigning women’s singles champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids City
Jack Fletcher
Randy VanDenover
Fletcher
VanDenover
Jim Netolicky
Russ Knapp
Frank Nye
Netolicky
Nye
Gretchen Nisser
Iowa Contributes to Olympic Fund Fueled by Hawkeyes
Iowa state athletics department directed 2266.41 to the United States Olympic Committee to cover expenses for the London games. The funds reflect Iowa’s strong support among universities and two Hawkeyes serve on the Olympic team roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa Department of Athletics
United States Olympic Committee
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Polly Riley Wins Dixie Golf Title in Nashville
Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas won the Southern Amateur championship in Nashville by defeating Margaret Gunther of Memphis 3 and 2. Riley trailed one down after nine holes but rallied to close out the match on the 16th hole for the Dixie title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Ins
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Nashville
Wilson Packers Meet Williamsburg Tonight
Williamsburg hosts Wilson Packers of the Cedar Rapids M-1 league at 8 15 p m tonight. Friday night Williamsburg out lasted Dysart for a 9 to 8 victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Packers
Williamsburg
Cedar Rapids
Dysart
Nine Sellouts in Two Years a Hawk Record
Iowa City reports nine sellout crowds for Hawkeye football over the past two seasons. Home games against Notre Dame and Illinois in 1946 and Illinois and Minnesota in 1947 drew full stands, with road games at Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota in 1946 and Purdue, Wisconsin in 1947 also attracting capacity attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawk
Iowa City
Iowa
Notre Dame
Ilinois
Illinois
Minnesota
Indiana
Wisconsin
Purdue
Grid Ducats Ready, Orders Serviced Fast
Iowa officials prepare for quick processing of football ticket requests with 45,000 mailings sent Saturday. Five home games tickets are ready, and a punch card sorting system will speed handling for Monday and Tuesday influx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Quakers Meet Braves in M J League Action at Daniels Park
Iowa Manufacturing and Quaker Oats lead a M J Baseball showdown at Daniels Park with a 2 30 p m start. A postponed game from Wednesday and two rainouts will be rescheduled Monday after the M J board of control meets at the YMCA. Batting leaders include Bill Birkiwit of Link Belt Speeder at .421, Ted Stark .417, Ralph Gearhart .400, Bob Havlik .381, Bob Pratt .378, with Havlik driving in 14 runs and Burgess of Wilson stealing eight bases. Speeder tops homers with three, Frank Simanovsky has four wins and 35 strikeouts in 30 innings.
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Don Kaliban
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Red Kelso
Bill Currell
Bill Brown
Bob Tordik
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M-1 Board of Control
Y.M.C.A
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Link-Belt Speeder
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Ted Stark
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LaPlant
Bob Havlik
Bob Pratt
Havlik
Bob Tvrdik
Claire Burgess
Speeder
Frank Simanovsky
Max Smith
Harold DeWoody
Frank
Dudgeon Leads Entries for Eleventh Iowa Masters Golf Meet
Ames Grant Dudgeon the 1947 district American Legion champion tops the latest mailing of entries for the eleventh annual Iowa Masters golf tournament to be held at Iowa State July 24 25 Other new entries include Charles Updegraff Boone Ed Droste Waverly Jim and Glen Weldon Webster City George and Tom Constantine Jim Aikman and R T Coe all of Ames
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Grant Dudgeon
American Legion
Iowa State
Charles Updegraff
Boone
Ed Droste
Waverly
Jim
Glen Weldon
Webster City
George
Tom Constantine
Jim Aikman
R. T. Coe
Franklin Junior High Tops Rider Nine 9 2 at Daniels Park
Gerald McArtor drove in four with a bases loaded double as Franklin Junior High defeated Roosevelt 9 2 in a morning baseball game at Daniels Park. Franklin will play McKinley at Daniels on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Roosevelt struggled offensively and left runners stranded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald McArtor
Franklin
Roosevelt
Daniels Park
McKinley
Daniels
Eee Bry
Meskinen
Randsiph Fanigeiah
Wanlakike
Elmcrest and Waterloo Open golf notes from 1940s Waterloo scene
The article covers the Waterloo Open at Byrnes Park with the Hot Shots, compares Cedar Rapids Country Club and Elmcrest, cites Joe Brown’s 63 course record from 1942, and notes records at Elmcrest and Cedar Rapids Open. It mentions bad breaks on No 15 and No 12, plus a first-year Elmcrest club tournament for men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrnes Park
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Joe Brown
Des Moines
Joe
Hav Jones
Bob Safely
Bob Miller
John Altfillisch
Hav
Elmecrest
Need Some Money Meet Seeks Caddies for Masters
Ames notices invite caddies to work at the 1948 Iowa Masters golf tournament. Beryl S. Taylor, manager, asks interested golfers to contact by phone or postcard. Caddies should meet at the college clubhouse between 7 and 7 30 p.m. July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Beryl S. Taylor
Iowa
Taylor
College Club House
Eagles Open CR Softball Play Tonight in Tourney
Cedar Rapids Softball tournament resumes after weather delays with the Cedar Rapids Major Opel Eagles facing Marshalltown V.F.W. at 5 p.m. Also on schedule are Cedar Street Inn Daveneport and Des Moines and Waterloo Moose teams. Des Moines Moose unbeaten in 24 straight games headlines tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Wba
Manta Qagunker
Onte
John Detto
Siiswinners
Dane
Cedar Rapids
Cochrane Roofing
Town City
Marshalltown Moose
Des Moines Moose
Waterloo Moose
John Deere of
Waterloo
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National League
Dixie
5Th Ave
Harold Ammons
Quakers
Dudgeon
Legion King
Franklin Junior High
Rips
Horseman
Gaddis Harness and Saddle Shop
Sixteenth Avenue
Oller
Fourth Avenue
Rapid Bearing & Supply CO
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bil Pearsall
Jim McPartland
Dodson
Leonard
Mr. Jones
George Y Teyro
Elmcrest
Charlie Burkhart
Napoleon” Thompson
Davengork
Babepes Molnes Moore
Mateju
Third Street
Ein
Henry J. Taylor
Mutual Newerk
Mondays
Frideys
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